I wasn't aware of that one. I knew James Zogby was a member, which proves that simply being a member means little, since Zogby has been an outspoken critic of US Mideast policy. My point was that IF Putin was EVER in YGL, it means little. It could just be information gathering, as I believe was Tulsi's membership in CFR. However, having so many heads of state and important ministers graduates of YGL is very significant.
A distinction in what you state: Anyone who enlists is already evincing a statist perspective; we can see something fundamental of their assumptions. This is more important than where they may stand on any particular issue. They can be on any side of it. True, there are always degrees of alignment. But let us not confuse the "information gathering" explanation with going to the library to check out the card catalogue or, in our time, doing a google search of topics. It leads us to ask, "What drew them in in the first place?" And as for Putin, the significant fact is not how he saw himself, but how the ringleader viewed (or views) him; And the record makes that crystal clear.
Along with Alicia Garza, BLM 1/3 cofounder.
I wasn't aware of that one. I knew James Zogby was a member, which proves that simply being a member means little, since Zogby has been an outspoken critic of US Mideast policy. My point was that IF Putin was EVER in YGL, it means little. It could just be information gathering, as I believe was Tulsi's membership in CFR. However, having so many heads of state and important ministers graduates of YGL is very significant.
A distinction in what you state: Anyone who enlists is already evincing a statist perspective; we can see something fundamental of their assumptions. This is more important than where they may stand on any particular issue. They can be on any side of it. True, there are always degrees of alignment. But let us not confuse the "information gathering" explanation with going to the library to check out the card catalogue or, in our time, doing a google search of topics. It leads us to ask, "What drew them in in the first place?" And as for Putin, the significant fact is not how he saw himself, but how the ringleader viewed (or views) him; And the record makes that crystal clear.